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+===== Countries =====
+==== England / UK / Britain ====
+== Britain is building one of the world’s most expensive railways. Many people now think it’s pointless ==
+Ben Jones, CNN - 6:01 AM EST, Mon November 18, 2024
+ Building new railways is an expensive business. Even in ideal circumstances, carving a new route through the landscape costs millions of dollars per mile and can take decades to complete.
+If you want to build that railway through one of Europe’s most densely populated countries, expect the costs and opposition to increase dramatically.
+With its first — and now only — phase currently costed at between $58.4 billion and $70 billion by the UK government, Britain’s High Speed 2 (HS2) rail project now costs an eye watering $416 million per mile.
+It’s a metric that gives it the dubious honor of being the world‘s most expensive railway project.
+https://www.cnn.com/travel/hs2-britain-expensive-high-speed-railway/index.html